Joan C. (Corley) Guerreiro died on Feb. 27, 2023 in her Provincetown home after a lengthy illness, with her husband, Rob, by her side. She was 72. Born in Framingham […]
Obituaries
ELEGY
Remembering Mac Gatch
A priest who knew how to create and appreciate beauty
One day last summer, Mac urged me to come visit him in his Wellfleet garden that afternoon. He wanted me to see how his late peonies overlapped with his early […]
OBITUARY
Theologian, Scholar, and Gardener Milton ‘Mac’ Gatch Dies at 90
Milton McCormick Gatch, a professor, librarian, and longtime priest-in-charge at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, died on Feb. 21, 2023 at his apartment in New York […]
OBITUARY
Philosopher and Builder Heinrich Sirucek Dies at 85
After a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, Heinrich J. Sirucek, “war refugee, immigrant, teacher, builder, long-time Fleetian, father to four, and friend to many,” in his son Nicholas’s words, died […]
OBITUARY
Firefighter and Contractor Brian Alexander Dies at 60
St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands held a special place in the heart of fifth-generation Provincetown volunteer firefighter Brian David Alexander. His job in security for Cape Air introduced […]
OBITUARY
Guest House Owner Joseph F. Haley Was 80
Joseph F. Haley died peacefully at his home in Provincetown on Feb. 5, 2023 with his husband, Eric, and close friends by his side. The cause was cancer; he was […]
OBITUARY
Antique Shop Owner Jack Delmond Dies at 72
Jack Delmond of Provincetown died at Cape Cod Hospital of heart failure on Jan. 28, 2023. He was 72. Jack was born in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1950 […]
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph Haley Funeral Monday
Joseph F. Haley of Provincetown died at home on Feb. 5, 2023 at age 80. Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 at […]
IN MEMORIAM
Brian Alexander Funeral Monday
Fifth-generation Provincetown volunteer firefighter Brian Alexander died suddenly on Jan. 30, 2023 while snorkeling in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was 60. A public viewing will be held from 1 […]
OBITUARY
Dale Clarence Smith, Former DPW Mechanic, Dies at 73
Dale Clarence Smith, a fifth-generation Cape Codder and former mechanic for the Wellfleet Dept. of Public Works, died peacefully at home in Eastham on Jan. 16, 2023. He was 73. […]
OBITUARY
Margaret Skelly, 83, Taught 2nd Grade in Truro
Margaret C. Skelly of Eastham died on Jan. 25, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital following a long illness. She was 83. Born on April 15, 1939, she was reared in […]
OBITUARY
A Journalist and Advocate of Both History and Progress, Theodore Thomas Jones Dies at 65
Ted Jones loved Provincetown with a passion. More precisely, he had four, his husband, Peter Petas, said: “affordable housing, the history of Provincetown art and architecture, the removal of single-use […]
OBITUARY
Marla Perkel, 86, Danced, Patrolled, and Organized in NYC and Knew Every Outer Cape Trail
It is impossible to describe Marla Perkel without mentioning her courage and her energy. She was a dancer, mounted police officer, community organizer, geneticist, bed-and-breakfast hostess, and volunteer at the […]
OBITUARY
Longtime Teacher Lorraine Moritz Was 100
Lorraine (Cicero) Moritz, an inspired educator of young children, died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital of complications related to pneumonia. She was 100. The daughter of […]
OBITUARY
Robert DuBeau, a Wellfleet Housing Advocate, Dies at 88
Longtime Wellfleet resident Robert DuBeau succumbed to Parkinson’s disease on Jan. 21, 2023 after trying to ignore the affliction for years. Bob was born in Willimantic, Conn. in 1934, the […]
